Record original ground.
Capture the route you actually hiked, then add the access details and observations another hiker would want.
Where it started
Born in the White Mountains.
Built for every trail.
The New Hampshire 48 taught us that every hard-earned foot has a story—and that the best trail knowledge comes from people who were actually there. Elevation Snob carries that lesson anywhere hikers go.
How the map grows
A database built like a challenge.
Contribution should feel valuable because it is valuable. Clear standards protect the map; meaningful rewards recognize the work.
Quality earns its place.
Original routes are reviewed before they reach the shared map. Useful contributions matter more than raw submission volume.
Share the value created.
Approved work can count toward challenges, recognition, membership benefits, and occasional product rewards.
Our pricing promise
High-end trail tech.
Kept within reach.
Community work should create community value. As contributions make the product stronger, Elevation Snob will return that value through fair pricing, meaningful free features, and durable earned rewards.
Fair by design
Use community growth to keep pricing meaningfully below premium-category hiking subscriptions.
Useful before an upgrade
Keep meaningful recording and personal hiking tools available without a premium-priced plan.
Lifetime means lifetime
Any lifetime membership earned through an official challenge remains a lifetime membership.
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ORIGINAL TRAILS
ORIGINAL TRAILS
Planned founding challenge
Map ten trails.
Earn a lifetime.
Our planned challenge will invite hikers to submit ten original trail maps. When all ten pass review, the contributor earns a lifetime Elevation Snob membership. Top contributors may also unlock partner gear and additional rewards.
Final eligibility, originality, review, and reward rules will be published before the challenge opens.